Shaving-brush holder.



A. LHOLTZMAN. SHAVING BRUSH HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 1, 1914.

Patented Feb. 16

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ABRAHAM L. HOLTZMAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHAVING-BBUSH HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 1, 1814. Serial No. 854,506.

T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ABRAHAM L. HOLTZ- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have inventked an Improved Shaving-Brush Holder, of

lprovide the casing with means for maintaining the same substantially dust-proof, and to combine the dust-proofing means with the means `for retaining the brush in an upright position; a further object of my invention being to utilize the holder as a portable carrier for the brush, and a still further object being to provide means for absorbing excess moisture carried by or dripping from the brush.

These and other features of my invention are more fully described hereinafter, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a perspective view of a shaving brush holder or boxhaving and containing the features` formlng the subject of my invention; Fig. 2, is a planv view of one form of structure within the scope of my invention; Fig. 3, is a plan view of another' structure within the scope of my invention; Fig. 4, is a sectional view on the line 3 3, Fig. 1; Figs. 5, 6 and 7, are sectional views illustrating modified constructions within the scope of my invention, and Fig. 8, is a sectional view of a dust-prdofing device or member which I employ in the top of the box or casi-ng. f

In the accompanying drawings, 1 represents the shell or wall of a box, casing or inclosing device, which shell is preferably provided with a plurality of small apertures 2 for Ventilating purposes, and may be composed of metal, fiber, Celluloid, or otherl suitable material. This shell may be cylindrical, or it may be larger at the bottom than at the top in case it should be de-` 55 sired to use it with a shaving brush having an unusually large bunch of bristles, as shown in Fig. 6. The shaving brush is shown at 3. The lower end of the casing receives a cover 4, and if desired, this cover may be weighted so as to insure stability of the structure when in the upright or supporting position. With a 'structure like that shown in Fig.` 6, the lower end of the casing will be vertical-walled, as indicated at 5, to receive the cover.

Within the shell'or casing 1, I ,preferably prov-ide a plurality of spring lingers G arranged to engage the handle of a shaving brush, as clearly indicated in the drawings, and these fingers may be carried by a ring 7, to which they may be integrally attached, or they may be independent lingers with their ends riveted to the casing, or they may be formed from the wall of the casing itself, as indicatedat 6 in Fig. 6. In the latter instance, the wall is slotted at 8 to form the fingers which have therefore free movement with respect to the casing,

v and in the former instances I prefer to slot the casing at 8a opposite said lingers so that they will have such freedom of movement in the .insertion and Withdrawal of the shaving brush as to prevent any derangementof the same that would affect their proper supporting engagement with the handle of the shaving brush. In addition, the upper end of the shell or casing may carry an apertured member 10, preferably of rubber or material having similar characteristics, which member has a substantially circular aperture 11, with slits 12 radiating therefrom and forming fiexible fingers 13. This flexible top or cover member may be provided with av thickened edge 14 whereby it may be retained in place by forming a bead or clamping flange 15 at the upper edge of the shell or casing, as clearly indicated in the drawings.

, The cover may be apertured or perforated at 2a, and if desired, such cover may be threaded onto the casing or box 1 in a manner similar tothe well known shaving box covers. as shown at la in Fig. 7.

In Fig. 7, I have illustrated a construction in which a section of blotting paper or other absorbent material 16 is carried by the end of the box and disposed adjacent the bristles of the brush so as to soak up any undue amount of moisture clinging thereto or dripping therefrom.

Patenten ret. io, m15..

`,After use, the brush, when* thoroughly radiatingl fingers 6 (and through the apertured flexible top when the latter is employed), pushing said fingers aside (as Well as the resilient fingers 13 of the member l0 forming the dust-proof cover, if the latter is used). After insertion, the fingers will spring back; the fingers 6 retaining the brush in place, (and the fingers 13, if used, forming a substantially dust-proof cover,) as clearly illustrated in the drawings. The brush is thereby supported within the box or inclosure, free to dry out, with proper ventilation secured by the perforatlons 2 and 28L in the wall and cover of the box. By this means, it is possible to keep the brush in perfect condition when not in use, Whether in a. barber shop or at home, and at the same time the brush employed for private usecan be employed as a portable brush, as the casing supporting the same can be packed in a grip ortraveling case immediately after use,-

since it will be amplyprotected from contact with clothing or other articles carried therein.

The fingers 6 maybe variously shaped in the portions which-engage the brush handle,

as indicated in the several sectional views, Fio's. 5, 6 and 7. A

v claim:

1. An improved brush holder comprising a tubular casino' having its internal portion lntermediate of the ends thereof provided with inwardly converging flexible fingers for engagement with the handle of a brush, said fingers being contained between the ends of the casing and said casing having the portions which surroundthe brush and handle thereof perforated to admit ventilating currents of air thereto. v

2. An improved brush holder comprising a tubular casing having its internal portion intermediate of the ends thereof provided with inwardly converging fiexible fingers for engagement with the handle of a brush, l

said fingers being contained between the ends of thecasing, and said casing having the portions which surround the brush and handle thereof perforated to admit ventilating currents of air thereto, and closures for the ends of the casing.

ln testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ABRAHAM L. HOLTZMAN. Witnesses:

MURRAY C. BOYER,

Jos. H. KLEIN. 

